Is harmonization of environmental liability rules needed in an enlarged European Union?

Review of European Community and International Environmental Law

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 164-174

  De Smedt, Kristel ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; LIABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 3142749780     PISSN: 09628797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9388.2004.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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